KitchenAid double oven won't maintain it's temperature.
Mike Boehm
6 years ago
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Help me decide: Bosch double oven vs. KitchenAid oven/micro combo
Comments (15)I have decided on these appliances 1. Vent Hood: Zephyr AK2136BS Stainless Steel 850 CFM Under Cabinet Vent Hood 2. Cooktop: Bosch 800 Series NGM8056UC Stainless Steel 5-Burner Gas Cooktop 3. Dishwasher: Bosch 800 Series SHXM98W75N Stainless Steel Dishwasher 4. Wall Oven: Bosch 800 Series 30" Single Wall oven HBL8451UC, Stainless Steel 5. Microwave: Whirlpool unbranded 2.2 Cu Ft Countertop Microwave Oven 6. Microwave Trim Kit: Whirlpool Stainless Steel 30" trim Kit for the counter top microwave oven...See MoreDouble wall ovens--Kitchen Aid or Electrolux?
Comments (14)"You see a lot of complaints and sour notes here with the more highly acclaimed brands. Some of the upper tier stuff in my opinion is a lot of marketing fluff meant to appeal to some that are impressed with being impressed." Um, actually, I don't see "a lot" of sour notes and complaints about the "highly acclaimed" brands, except for Viking. Vikings get a lot of complaints, mainly because Viking customer service seems lacking when the product fails. Wolf and Miele get a lot of press on these forums for ovens, and we do hear tell of Thermadors and Dacors now and again with varying results. Someone had a problem with a Miele recently, but that is the first sour note regarding that oven that I've seen in a long, long time. It's the same with Wolf--haven't heard of performance problems with them for a long time, either/ People who buy Miele, Wolf, and some of the other products don't always do so because they are 'out to impress'. I chose my E'lux ovens over the KA because of the spotty reliablity of that brand and the fact that KA denied problems, which made it pretty hard to get warranty service and caused a lot of frustration for people. I'm glad that you have had such good luck with your Kitchen Aid appliances over the years. Nobody is saying that you made a bad decision or that you got an inferior product, obviously your ovens work well for you. But please don't dismiss those of us who've made different decisions based on our own research and needs as "status seekers". Sometimes that is the case, but mostly, folks who care enough to show up in this forum and ask questions are looking for reliable, well performing products. The budgets range all over the map, but overall, nobody here wants to spend hard earned cash on something that won't last or won't work well. We aren't all being bamboozled by the glitz of marketing. Sometimes there is substance behind the reputation, and with due diligence, you can weed out the fluff and make your choices accordingly. I'm sorry if I sound testy, but I get that way when people come on the forum and start insinuating that others who buy some of the higher end products are simply appliance snobs or just plain stupid to fall for marketing hype. Sometimes, people for whom cooking is one of the joys in life will actually spend the money to be sure that they get something that meets their performance expectations. And when it does, it increases their enjoyment of the cooking process. I don't see that as a bad thing. We all have things that we enjoy. Have a wonderful holiday season, and enjoy your holiday cooking! Cj...See MoreDoes ANYone like their Kitchen Aid double wall ovens?
Comments (17)Here is my report as promised: I made my favorite chocolate chip cookie recipe, and brought a batch of cookie dough balls to the store. The KA demo lady never did show up, so I just experimented on my own. First I turned the oven on regular bake at 350ú to see if I could hear the fan. The air conditioner fan in the store was very loud, and I could hear no oven fan at all on regular bake. I got impatient waiting for preheat, so turned the oven to convection bake. I could hear the convection fan, but it was very quiet, especially given the air conditioning noise. Convection bake preheat went much faster. Maybe ten to fifteen minutes. I proceeded to cook the two cookie sheets in the oven, on the 2nd and 4th racks. The recipe is normally 375ú for ten minutes, so I did 350ú for 9 minutes. I should also say that I used my regular flat, air insulated cookie sheets, which some say not to use with convection, as they keep the bottoms from browning as much as they would with a regular cookie sheet, which is supposedly not necessary with convection. The cookies came out perfectly, rose well, crunchy outside, chewy inside. The cool down fan continued after I turned the oven off. Still very quiet. However, the salesman told me that the demo oven is over four years old and that it was the oven that came out after that which had all the noise complaints. He also said that they had all been corrected in the factory for all new ovens, not by a complete redesign, but by whatever running corrections they are able to do as they go along. So I am still not 100% confident that I have heard the real thing. However, I am going to go ahead and order the oven, as the fan on this one was completely unobjectionable, at least so far as I could tell, and the cookies were excellent. Two other things the salesman suggested: Use the bottom oven preferentially when using only one oven, as it is further from the electronics and will improve the control board life span away from the heat. also, Never use the self clean, no matter what the oven, because the extreme heat is so bad for the electronics. He recommended instead heating a shallow, jelly roll type pan of water with baking soda on the bottom of the oven for an hour at 300ú, then wiping down the whole with a cloth. Not as effective as self-cleaning, but safer. That's all folks!...See MoreKitchenaid oven won’t self clean
Comments (11)Serial indicates 21st week (May 18-22) of 1992. E.C.N is the engineering change, separated from the model on this tag layout. 0, so it's an original issue. Your latch is manual per the parts diagram ... meaning you move the lever by hand to latch/unlatch. It's probably jammed in some way if the door seems to be seated properly but it won't go to latched position. Or, is the lever moving to latched position but the control isn't recognizing the status? If that's the case then the switch that registers the position may be failed or stuck from years of non-use. If the lever is moving fully, do you hear a faint click from the switch? This link goes to photos of the lock mechanism (without the lever that is moved to engage it, which is a separate part). Check the last photo which is the parts diagram. It shows a 2nd switch #4 which also would be related to sensing the lock position. Notice that the replacement lock has a switch attached plus two extras, which may be different versions of #4 for different oven models. P/N 814262 Door Latch There's a used one on eBay under a different P/N 3183800. Includes the hand-lever and mounted switch but not the #4 switch. (The newer discontinued 814262 is a substitution for 3183800 -- see the Cross Reference Information for the linked item)....See Morerobertgoulet
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